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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
6
Parents can cut costs by remaking existing garments into children's wear. Clean, press, and disassemble old pieces before dyeing or restyling. Convert little knit suits into shirts and overalls, add patches to knee areas, and fashion jackets from corduroy or shop leftovers. Use maternity dresses and curtains to craft sundresses, pinafores, and trims for girls. Create lightweight coats from old wool or flannel with careful dyeing and pressing.
Washington bans new office and commercial construction during the emergency, leaving tens of thousands of excavation enthusiasts without a steady flow of sites to observe. Elmer Twitchell and others warn morale will plummet, calling for government holes or relief projects to spare steam shovel watchers.
A Colorado farm husband writes Kathleen Norris about Daisy a 37 year old wife and mother of five whose constant suspicions and petty grudges isolate her from friends and family. The letter portrays Daisy clinging to old slights while denying her children social opportunities and the mother blames poor moral training for her behavior.
The USDA reports 1950 crop output was the third largest on record, aided by a long fall season and higher yields. Soybeans, sorghum grain, sugar beets, and red clover seed stood out, while cotton crops and several fruits were relatively small.
The guide warns against hot water for wool, advising lukewarm wash and quick handling. It recommends flat drying, pinning to towels if hung, and indoor drying options. It also suggests keeping a clothesline clean by bringing it indoors and explains shrinking wool with cold water and stretching during drying. It covers line maintenance and washing a clothesline with a brush.
Pattern No 3038 offered in sizes 11 through 18 includes skirt yardage for size 12 plus blouse and jacket options. Skirt requires 1% yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric, blouse 1% yards, jacket short sleeve 13/8 yards.
Scientists race to master cosmic rays as two British researchers at Harwell vanish toward Russia. Cosmic rays are high energy particles, passing through air and matter, trapped in a deep vault and monitored by radio nets. The piece ponders future uses from super bombs to submarine triggers, while noting uncertain origins from cosmic explosions or solar activity.
University of Illinois expert C S Rhode says 25 pounds of high quality alfalfa hay provides all protein for 30 pounds of 4 percent milk and calcium. Alfalfa yields 1 pound protein and 100 pounds TDN at lower cost than soybean meal oats or corn and cob meal. Protein in alfalfa costs eight cents per pound versus higher costs for alternatives. TDN value and cost comparisons favor alfalfa for winter nutrition.
The Chicago Stock Yards celebrate 85 years on Christmas Day 1950 as galvanized steel pens replace wooden ones. The new pens are fire proof rust resistant and designed with smooth edges to prevent cattle bruising and improve service for livestock farmers.
Dr. A K Kuttler notes that while 25 to 50 percent of cattle are tuberculous in some countries, bovine tuberculosis in humans is becoming very rare in the United States, where eradication work is ongoing under the U S Department of Agriculture.
The dialogue shows the first actor complaining he cannot fit into his shoes while the second actor remarks on swelling. The exchange captures a humorous moment about footwear and discomfort between two performers.
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